英國男子在拍賣網站上,販賣聲稱是已故英國女王伊利莎白二世使用過的手杖,被警方識穿。
《美聯社》報道,26歲男子馬歇爾(Dru Marshall)自稱是英國王室家族「溫莎古堡」(Windsor Castle)的高級執事,還說會將拍賣品「鹿角手杖」(antler walking stick)售出後的收益用於癌症研究。
Nasentensiyahan ang isang nagngangalang Dru Marshall sa kasong panloloko matapos sinubukang ibenta nito sa eBay ang sinasabi niyang tungkod na pagmamay-ari ng yumaong Queen Elizabeth II.https://t.co/YpnukzecXg
— Totoong Boses ng Bayan (@totoongboses) January 10, 2024
檢察官說,馬歇爾得知警方展開調查後,趕緊撤銷拍賣,當時手杖的拍賣價格為540英鎊(約5300港元)。
A man from Romsey - who claimed to be Her late Majesty's footman - has been sentenced for defrauded eBay buyers.
— Greatest Hits Radio South Coast News (@GHR_SouthCoast) January 9, 2024
Dru Marshall listed a walking stick he said belonged to Queen Elizabeth II:https://t.co/SlOXiGubmI
最終,馬歇爾被英國南安普敦(Southampton)地方法院判處社會服務12個月。資深皇家檢察官梅西(Julie Macey)說:「馬歇爾利用英國女王伊莉莎白二世的死,試圖透過一場虛假的慈善拍賣來欺騙民眾,這完全是出於個人的貪婪和渴望獲得關注」。